Beef Bacon and Avocado Sandwich with Crispy Bacon and Creamy Avocado
By Emma Collins
Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
Total
20 min
Servings
2
Level
Easy
Prep the bacon and bread in advance for the sandwich. Mash and add avocado immediately before eating to avoid mushiness. A recipe for a Beef Bacon and Avocado Sandwich for two includes other ingredients, such as lettuce and tomato, in addition to seasoned avocado and bacon.
Four beef bacon strips provide flavor. One avocado is mashed with salt and pepper to use as a topping. Toast sourdough and other breads, such as ciabatta, to make a crispy bottom. Optional toppings include lettuce and tomato. Choose an avocado that is ripe but not overripe. Toasting keeps the mashed topping from sinking into the bread.
Cook beef bacon over medium heat, flipping often, until crispy. Drain the bacon on paper towels while preparing toast. Reheat the pan before each batch of bacon to prevent steaming. Tips for preparing bacon and toast include crispy, browned bacon and toast, not soft bacon. Common mistakes when preparing bacon and toast include overcrowding the pan when cooking bacon. Do not omit the draining step when preparing bacon.
Serve sandwiches with a light salad or soup, as suggested. Add radishes and other vegetables for additional texture. Keep bacon, spreads, and sandwiches separate from vegetables when storing. Heat bacon before serving stored sandwiches. Serve avocado spread with sandwiches no more than 1 day later for best contrast in textures.
Why this recipe works
- Bacon can be cooked while making mashed avocado. Two sandwiches with bacon and mashed avocado can be made without further cooking.
- Cooked beef bacon can be stored separately from toast to avoid steam and softness affecting other foods you want to save for later meals if they are part of a sandwich.
- Avocado is mashed avocado from one ripe avocado. It can be measured easily and will provide enough mashed avocado for two sandwiches.
- Reheating a bacon sandwich in a pan can reheat only the bacon part while leaving other leftover parts of the original sandwich to be refreshed without reheating the avocado spread and bread.
- Optional lettuce or tomato slices can be prepared in advance and added before serving to avoid wilting during storage.
- The limited number of ingredients makes this recipe easy to double. Simply double the amount of bacon, avocado, and bread ingredients and modify the mashed avocado seasoning to taste.
Ingredients
- •4 slices beef bacon
- •1 ripe avocado
- •4 slices favorite bread (sourdough, whole grain, or ciabatta)
- •salt (to taste)
- •pepper (to taste)
- •lettuce (optional, for extra freshness)
- •tomato slices (optional, for extra freshness)
Instructions
- 1
Cook the beef bacon in a skillet over medium heat for about 5 to 7 minutes, turning occasionally, until crispy.
- 2
While the bacon cooks, cut the avocado in half.
- 3
Discard the avocado pit.
- 4
Scoop the avocado flesh into a bowl.
- 5
Mash the avocado with a fork and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- 6
Drain the crispy beef bacon on paper towels.
- 7
Toast the bread slices until golden brown.
- 8
Wash and slice the lettuce or tomato if using.
- 9
Spread the avocado mixture over two slices of bread.
- 10
Top each slice with crispy beef bacon and any additional fillings.
- 11
Cover with the remaining bread slices.
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